Water-feeding attachment.



D. F. LEONE. WATER FEEDING ATTACHMENT. VAPPLIOATIONIILBD JAN. 29, 1912.

1,079,869, Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANonRnM-i co.. WASHINGTON. n. c.

DOMNICK F. LEONE, OF ANACOINIDA, MONTANA.'

WATER-FEEDING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed January 29, 1912. Serial No. 674,227.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DOMNIOK F. LEONE, a subject of the King of Italy,residing at Anaconda, in the county of Deer Lodge and State of Montana,have invented new and useful Improvements in VVater-Feeding Attachments,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for automatically supplyingliquid from a storage vessel or reservoir to a receptacle andmaintaining the liquid in the latter at a predetermined level.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, reliable andetficient apparatus of this character which is adapted for general usein supplying liquid in the manner described, which is also adapted forsupplying hot water for domestic and other uses or for automaticallyreplenishing a cooking vessel with water in order to prevent the vesselor its contents from being burned.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accom panying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the apparatus as arranged for use for dispensing hot orcold water, the receptacle appearing in side elevation. Fig. 2 is avertical transverse section through the apparatus as shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a water storage tank orreservoir, which is of suitable size and capacity for the purpose andmade of metal or other suitable material. This tank or reservoir isprovided at its lower end with a depending contracted cylindricalextension or mouth 2 externally threaded to receive a closure cap 3.This cap is adapted to close the mouth of the vessel in an air tightmanner, and if desired a gasket 1 of rubber or other suitable materialmay be applied betweenthe mouth and cap in order to insure an absolutelyair tight seal.

The cap 3 has secured thereto a pair of supporting members 5 and 6 inthe form of collars having threaded bores, which bores are adapted forthe passage of water discharge and air inlet pipes 7 and 8, which aresuitably threaded to adjustably engage the threaded bores of thecollars. The pipes are thus mounted upon and supported by the cap so asto be applicable to and removable therefrom. a

The tank 1 is adapted to be filled with water, either hot or cold,through the mouth 2, which is then sealed by applying the cap, the'waterdischarging through the-pipe 7, and air entering the tank through thepipe 8- to fill the partial vacuum causedby the outfiowing water and topermit of the discharge of the latter. The pipe 7 has a verticallydisposed upper portion 9 extending upwardly into the tank a suitabledistance above the bottom thereof, and is provided with a horizontalintermediate portion 10 a extending below the cap and paralleltherewith, and which terminates at its free end in a vertical dischargeportion 11 projecting in parallel relation to and a short distance belowthe lower end of the pipe 8. A valve 12 having an outwardly projectingoperating handle 13 is provided in the horizontal portion 10 of thedischarge pipe for cutting off the discharge of water when the apparatusis not in use. The pipeS extends upwardly to a point adjacent the top ofthe tank 1, as shown.

' The tank is provided at its bottom with supporting legs 14 to restupon the removable lid or cover 15 of a receptacle 16, which may beprovided with a discharge faucet 17. The lower ends of the discharge andair inlet pipes are adapted to depend into the said receptacle 16through an opening 18 formed in the lid or cover and to-sup iwly liquidand to maintain the same therein at a predetermined level.

In using the attachment constituting the present invention thereceptacle 16 is partly or entirely filled'with water after which thecover 15 is placed in position. The tank 1 is partly or entirely filledwith water and the cap then replaced. The tank 1 isthen inverted and thetwo pipes 7 and 8 are in serted through the opening 18 until their lowerends become submerged in the water contained in the receptacle 16. Thusthe water in receptacle 16 seals the pipes at their lower ends againstthe admission of air thereto and to the tank 1. Should the level of theliquid within the receptacle 16 fall below the lower end of the longpipe 8 as a result of evaporation or the withdrawal of of said pipe 8and flow upwardly within the 7 be drained liquid in thereceptacle 16rises above the lower end of the pipe 8 whereupon the flow of airthrough the said pipe and into tank 1 will be cut off and further flowof liquid through pipe? to container 16 will cease.

Obviously, therefore liquid can be main tained constantly at apredetermined level within thereceptacle 16. By extending pipe 7upwardly into tank 1 as shown, the cool water in. the bottom of the tank1 will not down into receptacle 16 but only the warmer water locatedabove pipe 7 and below the upper end of pipe 8 will be free to draininto receptacle 16. Importance is attached to the fact that the cap 3 issupported by legs 14: above and out of contact with the cover 15 so thatair is thus free to circulate between the tank 1 and the cover '15, Thiswill prevent the contents of the tank 1 from reaching a boilingtemperature. Furthermore, the reservoir or tank 1 is in the form of aninverted jar, can or the like, the screw cap of which is readilyremovable and carries air and water pipes which extend-outwardly throughthe opening 18. Thus, parts can be removed easily for the purpose ofcleaning and repairing them. As steam generated in the receptacle 16 isfree to escape through the opening 18 and as steam will not generatewithin the tankor reservoir 1, there is no danger of an explosion suchas might occur should the said tank be so located as to be heated to anun being adapted to be placed tacle, a reservoir above the cover, meansfor desirably high temperature while in use.

In the drawings the receptacle 16 is in the Having thus described theinvention, what WI claim as new is:

A device of the class described including a cover having an air inletopening, said cover upon a recepsupporting the reservoir spaced from thecover, said reservoir being normally inverted and having a mouthdepending therefrom,a screw cap engaging the mouth and constituting aclosure therefor, an air inlet pipe extending through the screw cap andinto the reservoir to a point near the top thereof and downwardlythrough the opening in the cover of the receptacle, said air inlet pipebeing constantly open, a water discharge pipe extending through thescrew cap, one end of said p1pe being located adjacent the bottom of thereservoir and the other end portion being extended loosely through theopening in the cover and downwardly into the receptacle, a valve withinthe water discharge pipe for controlling the flow of liquidtherethrough, and supporting members upon the screw cap and extendinginto the mouth, said members being detachably engaged by the respectivepipes to hold the pipes adjustably connected to the screw cap.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DOMNICK F. LEONE. Witnesses:

FRANK A. GARNER, N. H. TRIPPET.

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